"Don't... don't hit me..."
"I won't dare, won't dare anymore..."
Lying on the ground, curled up into a ball, the young girl repeated pleas for mercy, her consciousness unclear.
Even though the assaulter had ceased, she did not notice, as if numb.
An Xu and Yu Zhenzhen had also snapped back to reality by now.
Having just been beaten up, they felt pain all over their bodies.
Looking at Shi Yaoguang lying on the ground, they felt she was faking it to an extreme.
The ones who had been hit were in fact them.
Shi Yaoguang still pretended here, and Yu Zhenzhen immediately lost her temper, subconsciously stepping forward to kick her, "Shi Yaoguang, you big liar, get up! We're the ones who were beaten, what are you pretending for?!"
Shi Yaoguang didn't move.
That kick never landed on her.
Jiu Yanchuan stood in front of her, and Yu Zhenzhen's kick not only missed Shi Yaoguang but also resulted in her own tumble.
She had just been severely beaten, covered in injuries.
After kicking Jiu Yanchuan and being tripped by his taut muscles, she felt as if her body was falling apart as she landed on the ground.
Jiu Yanchuan never imagined he would experience being scammed one day.
Looking at the girl who, after tripping, lay on the ground wailing, his expression was terrifyingly dark.
Yu Zhenzhen hadn't planned to feign her pain; she was truly in so much pain that she couldn't get up.
But those present would not believe her.
Jiu Yanchuan couldn't bear to look at the person trying to scam him, his gaze softened a bit as he swept over the girl curled up on the lawn, "Let's get her to the infirmary first."
The people who had come with him promptly picked her up.
Shi Yaoguang seemed to finally regain a trace of consciousness, her eyes hopeful as they met Jiu Yanchuan's.
Struggling, she moved her fingers, pointing at her pocket.
Jiu Yanchuan obliged, extracting a voice recorder from her pocket.
"What's this?" he asked, somewhat surprised.
With her eyes reddened, Shi Yaoguang's tone held a hint of pleading, "Can you help me? I... don't want to be bullied anymore..."
Jiu Yanchuan nodded solemnly, assuring her, "Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you."
"Thank... Thank you!"
Shi Yaoguang weakly expressed her gratitude, then rolled her eyes back and fainted.
At this point, An Xu and Yu Zhenzhen understood her intentions.
Shi Yaoguang had done it on purpose!
She had deliberately orchestrated everything, slinging the mud onto them. They even wondered what kind of witchcraft she had used to leave them utterly unable to defend themselves.
An Xu had already checked: neither he nor his followers had any signs of being beaten up after the assault, except for some wrinkles on their clothes from rolling on the ground, nothing seemed amiss.
Shi Yaoguang was rushed to the infirmary, while Jiu Yanchuan played the voice recorder.
The recorder captured the entire process of these people's assault and Shi Yaoguang's agonized pleas, which were heart-wrenchingly vivid.
How can there be such evil people in the world?
Bathing in Jiu Yanchuan's bone-chilling gaze, An Xu and the others were inwardly crying out in despair.
They had indeed laid hands on Shi Yaoguang before, more than once.
But this time, they were truly innocent!
An Xu opened his mouth, wanting to explain, "You've really misunderstood, we didn't lay a hand on her..."
Yu Zhenzhen clenched her teeth, enduring the pain in her body, and quickly defended, "We really didn't hit her, all those sounds were her pretending, she doesn't have a single injury on her!"
Having personally seen the tragic state of Shi Yaoguang being taken away, naturally, no one believed their words.
Even their obvious attempts at defense only increased the dissatisfaction against them.
Jiu Yanchuan withdrew his gaze and said to his deputy, "Inform the principal, and ask him to assist in resolving this matter."
The deputy quickly left, while An Xu and the others were controlled and taken to the principal's office.
School doctor Chen Shu had already checked Shi Yaoguang, and she had many old injuries on her body, all of which were caused by being beaten. The new injuries were even more horrific to behold.
If it hadn't been seen with his own eyes, Chen Shu couldn't imagine that beneath the school uniform was a body covered in wounds.
Shi Yaoguang "regained consciousness" at the appropriate time, she looked around in a daze, her brows furrowed in confusion, "Where am I...?"
Chen Shu, seeing that she was awake, hurriedly explained her situation, "This is the school infirmary, you were beaten up before... I've checked your injuries, and someone has helped you apply medicine."
Fearing that she might misunderstand, he added another sentence, "It was a female intern who applied it for you."
Hearing this, Shi Yaoguang showed a faint smile, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Chen Shu said and looking into her eyes, his gaze unconsciously filled with sympathy.
This girl had suffered too much.
As if Shi Yaoguang hadn't noticed his sympathy, she bit her lower lip, showing a timid expression, "How was I brought here? And those people... where are they?"
Noticing her cautious probing, Chen Shu's sympathy for the girl deepened.
"Those who bullied you have been controlled. Rest assured, they can't hurt you anymore."
Shi Yaoguang's eyes sparkled with joy, "Really?"
Chen Shu nodded, "Once you've recovered from your injuries, you can go and see for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yaoguang immediately threw off the blanket covering her, "I'm used to these kinds of injuries, I'll go to the principal's office right now!"
As she spoke, as if she remembered something, she showed a shallow smile, "I remember before I fainted, I saw a very imposing and handsome uncle. He promised to help me seek justice. Is that true?"
Chen Shu, hearing her describe Jiu Yanchuan as a handsome uncle, couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
Shi Yaoguang looked puzzled, "What is it?"
Chen Shu, still smiling, shook his head and then asked, "You don't know Jiu Yanchuan?"
"Jiu Yanchuan?" Shi Yaoguang blinked her eyes as if asking who Jiu Yanchuan was.
Seeing she truly hadn't heard of this person before, Chen Shu felt obligated to fill her in.
"Jiu Yanchuan is the chief of the school's specially commissioned security team, responsible for protecting... the school's safety."
Shi Yaoguang picked up on the pause in his words, sensing that Jiu Yanchuan's duties were not as simple as just protecting the school. However, since Chen Shu didn't elaborate, she didn't inquire further.
Chen Shu continued, "He's quite renowned in our school, only twenty-four years old this year. More little girls chase after him than after the school hunk Quan Sicheng. You really don't know him?"
Shi Yaoguang lowered her eyes, revealing a touch of melancholy, "No one at school is willing to pay attention to me, I've never heard anything about team leader Jiu..."
Fearing that she might be saddened, Chen Shu quickly changed the subject, "I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Chen Shu, I'm the school doctor here. And you, student?"
"My name is Shi Yaoguang," Shi Yaoguang gave her name, "I transferred here last semester."
Chen Shu was surprised, "!"